Times Names Berlin Chief and Editor for Europe

The New York Times on Tuesday announced changes to its European operations, saying that Alison Smale would become Berlin bureau chief and Richard W. Stevenson would become Europe editor.

The changes come as The Times moves to create a fully integrated global newsroom. Later this year, The International Herald Tribune, which The Times has owned outright since 2003, will become The International New York Times.

Mr. Stevenson, who is currently the chief Washington correspondent, will oversee coverage of European news for The Times across all platforms, including the re-branded I.H.T. He has previously served as politics editor, deputy bureau chief in Washington, an economics reporter and a correspondent in London and Los Angeles.

Ms. Smale has served as executive editor of the I.H.T. since 2009. She joined The Times in 1998 as an editor on the foreign desk and later became the deputy foreign editor. Before joining the paper, she served as the Associated Press bureau chief in Vienna, responsible for coverage throughout Eastern Europe, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 1990s wars in the Balkans. She was posted in Moscow from 1983 to 1987.

Mr. Stevenson will be based in Paris. Both he and Ms. Smale will assume their positions later this year.

Jill Abramson, executive editor of The Times, said in a statement that Mr. Stevenson’s “deep understanding of politics and economics and his embrace of digital journalism make him especially well suited to the role.”

Ms. Abramson said of Ms. Smale: “Her deep knowledge of Germany will enable The Times, both the domestic edition and The International New York Times, to cover Germany and Europe’s place in the world — one of the most important stories anywhere — with the unparalleled sophistication and insight that The Times and I.H.T. have long provided to readers.”

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